Description of item: VINTAGE WWII 1943 WALTHAM
1/5TH SEC BRITISH MILITARY TIMER [ONE OF ONLY 10000] WITH LEATHER FOB & BRITISH BUTTON
WITH IT'S OWN MINIATURE MWB MILITARY WATCH BOX SO YOU MAY WEAR & UTILIZE THEN STORE
FOR VIEWING

.Estimated Retail Replacement Value $799.00

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READY TO WEAR
SERVICED
RESTORED
OVERHAULED

WWII
1943
WALTHAM

1/5TH SEC
BRITISH
MILITARY TIMER
[ONE OF ONLY 10000]

WITH

LEATHER FOB
&
BRITISH BUTTON

WITH IT'S OWN

MINIATURE
MWB
MILITARY WATCH BOX

SO YOU MAY

WEAR & UTILIZE
THEN
STORE FOR VIEWING

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The Office of Ordnance was created by Henry VIII in 1544. It dates back to
the position of Master of Ordnance, one of whom, Nicholas Merbury, was present at the
Battle of Agincourt. The Office became the Board of Ordnance in 1597, its principal duties
being to supply guns, ammunition, stores and equipment to the King's Navy. The
headquarters and main arsenal of the Office were in the White Tower of the Tower of
London. The broad arrow mark has been used over the years by the Office and Board to
signify at first objects purchased from the monarch's money and later to indicate
government property. With the demise of the Board in 1855, the War Department and today's
Ministry of Defense continued to use the mark. The arrow also appears in the Ordnance
Survey logo.

Early use of the broad arrow can be found on some objects recovered from the Tudor ship
Mary Rose, which sank in 1545. Bronze sheaves for rigging blocks, spoke wheels for gun
carriages, bowls and wooden tankards were found to bear this mark. The broad arrow
frequently appeared on military boxes and equipment such as canteens, bayonets and rifles,
as well as the British prison uniform from the 1870s, and even earlier, that of
transportees in British penal colonies such as Australia. The broad arrow marks were also
used by Commonwealth countries on their ordnance.

The origin and earliest use of the broad arrow symbol are unknown. It could be related to
the actual arrow, longbows and bowmen being a key part of the English army in the Middle
ages. Broad Arrow Tower, built by Henry III of England between 1238 and 1272, in the Tower
of London is said to be named after the royal property mark. Invention of the mark is
frequently attributed to Henry Sydney, 1st Earl of Romney, who served as Master-General of
the Ordnance from 1693 to 1702, since the pheon appears in the arms of his family, but it
is known to have been in use earlier than this. There is also an unsubstantiated claim
that a document dated 1330, issued by Richard de la Pole, the King's Butler, for the
purchase of wine, shows that in order to make sure that ownership could be readily
established as King's property, he marked each item with an arrow from his own coat of
arms.

Similarly to hallmarks, it is currently a criminal offence in the United Kingdom to
reproduce the broad arrow without authority. Section 4 of the Public Stores Act 1875 makes
it illegal to use the "broad arrow" on any goods without permission.

The broad arrow was used by the British to mark trees intended for ship
building use in North America during colonial times. Three axe strikes resembling an
arrowhead and shaft, were marked on large mast-grade trees. Use of the broad arrow mark
commenced in earnest in 1691 with the Massachusetts Bay Charter which contained a Mast
Preservation Clause specifying, in part for better providing and furnishing of Masts for
our Royal Navy wee do hereby reserve to us...ALL trees of the diameter of 24 inches and
upward at 12 inches from the ground, growing upon any soils or tracts of land within our
said Province or Territory not heretofore granted to any private person. We...forbid all
persons whatsoever from felling, cutting or destroying any such trees without the royal
license from us...